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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lake Norman
An inclusive community embracing individual spiritual growth
-- living our beliefs through works
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Our services begin at 11 a.m. Sundays in the Lodge at Woodlawn School,
just north of Davidson. A nursery for children up to pre-kindergarten age starts at 10:45 a.m. in the classroom adjacent to the Lodge. Children in K-5th grade go to Spiritual Exploration following the children's story during the service.
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June 5: "The Value of Service" with Rev. Amy Brooks
Why our congregations matter as places to learn and grow into a life of service, and what we get out of it along the way. This is also our congregation's anniversary Sunday. Come one and all to reconnect and help us celebrate our seventh year together!
For those interested in talking together about the direction of our Fellowship, please plan to meet after the service from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Rev. Amy will be present. If you need child care, please let us know soon so that we can make arrangements.
June 12: "It's Simple Really" with Rev. Mary Frances Comer
Our monthly theme is "simplicity," and today we consider how simple (or not so simple) it is to honor the Interconnected Web of All Existence.
Rev. May Frances is affiliated community minister at Piedmont UU Church of Charlotte.
June 19: "Our Spiritual Forefathers" with Rev. Amy Brooks
In his book Three Prophets of Religious Liberalism, Conrad Wright talks about three men who shaped early Unitarian Univeralism. In honor of Father's Day, we will look at the lives of these three and their enduring contribution to our movement.
June 26: "Service is My Prayer" with member Marilin Campbell
Marilin will talk about her experiences volunteering in various parts of the country, and England and France, and the warm relationships gained while doing the work.
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New officers
Sandra McFeeley was elected at our May 22 annual meeting to lead UU Lake Norman in the coming fiscal year. Our thanks to Veronique Singerman for leading us for the past current year.
Other board members for the coming year:
Veronique Singerman, one-year trustee;
Marilin Campbell, one-year trustee;
Nicole Gantz, secretary;
Nancy Embry, two-year trustee;
Anne Pender, treasurer for the second year of a two-year term;
Dan Aldridge, trustee for the second year of a two-year term.
Fellowship members also elected the following members of the Nominating Committee: Eddie Gunn; Don Parks; Agnes Fiori; Billie Rosene; and Connie Lyon.
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Sunday morning groups
The Humanist Discussion Group meets at 9:45 a.m. in classroom #2. The group regularly meets on the first and third Sundays of the month. Starting June 5, it will be exploring non-Western potential origins of humanism. The group welcomes all students of Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).
Youth Spiritual Exploration (grades 5 and up): Youth are welcome to stay for the service or leave with the children for a separate break-out discussion.
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Music notes
Did you hear our choir sing "Sioux Prayer" on May 22? If not, you missed some beautiful singing. Here's a big, hearty thank you to all the singers who dedicate hours of their lives to making music. Their hard w ork paid off on the 22nd. Thank you to Dan Aldridge, Billie Rosene, Barb Haggart, Nicole Gantz, Karen Miller, Jeff Pender and Veronique Singerman! You'll hear more from the choir in June, and then it will take a much-needed hiatus.
We heard young voices in May, too, when the children's choir wrapped up our session of classes with a presentation on May 8. Thanks go to our wonderful young singers: Wendy Bower, Zora and Sophie Hermeling, Vivi Lane, Evelyn Paradise, Oliver Pender, Alma Belcher, and Parker Whitworth. What a pleasure to work with our younger singers.
Ensembles, sign up!
Please see me if you're interested in singing or playing during our services this summer. Instruments, trios, quartets, solos anyone?
UUMN Conference
Thanks to the scholarship from the UU Musicians' Network, in July I'll be attending the music conference in Madison, Wisc.; more news on that later.
Theresa Woody
Music Director
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Adopt-a-Highway
In 2011, the UU Fellowship of Lake Norman officially joining the Unitarian Universalist Association with 30 members. We met on the first and third Sunday of every month and had a plan for how to grow the Fellowship. But we had to get the word out! Had to advertise. Do you know the cost of an ad in the newspaper? On radio? Our little budget didn't support that.
Then, a few members thought of Adopt-a-Highway. If we cleaned up the trash along about a mile of Davidson-Concord Road in Davidson, the state would put up a sign at either end indicating that we are responsible for keeping that stretch of road clean.
Once each quarter, a group of congregants meets on a Saturday morning and spends a couple of hours cleaning up trash along the side of the road. We get to keep the community clean, serve out our mission by "living our beliefs through works" and get free advertising! Several members have indicated that they found us because of our signs!
The Fellowship needs volunteers in order to keep that public presence. Please sign up to join us on our next scheduled date -- Saturday, June 18 -- by writing action@uulakenorman.org. Take your turn in sharing your time and talent to keep our adopted highway clean!
Habitat Women Build
The Our Towns Habitat for Humanity Women Build program has just about finished building a house for a deserving family. Come help put the finishing touches on it with landscaping at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 25. We will be laying sod and planting shrubs around the house. Children are welcome when accompanied by a parent or other adult. Please sign up to join us by emailing action@uulakenorman.org.
Save the Date:
Aug. 19-21 will be Charlotte Gay Pride weekend, and UU Lake Norman will be partnering with Piedmont UU to sponsor a booth. Come help us celebrate diversity in the Charlotte area!
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Announcements
Service set-up
The second and third Sundays of each month are do-it-yourself set-up and breakdown. If you can, come 20 minutes early and help us build our community and create our worship space. It will be greatly appreciated by our Fellowship.
Sunday refreshments
Would you like to share some of your choice refreshments with our Fellowship? There is a calendar on the information table with available dates beginning in May. Everyone will appreciate what you bring and you can be reimbursed by giving your receipts to our treasurer. Thank you!
Book group
The group next meets on Wednesday, June 15, at 7 p.m. The selection is On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks. For more information, please email bookclub@uulakenorman.org.
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Our website is full of information on our congregation and Unitarian Universalism.
Board of Trustees: Veronique Singerman, president: president@uulakenorman.org Sandy McFeeley, secretary Anne Pender, treasurer Rodger Clark, trustee Dan Aldridge, trustee Nicole Gantz, trustee Eddie Gunn, trustee Remember to "Like" us on Facebook. We announce our upcoming services and events there and hope you will share them with your friends and family.
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tainability of the Fellowship. I also want to thank you for the concern many of you expressed in support of your staff. It was definitely noted and appreciated.